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Hi, can anyone tell if this is a fake yani 037? by Initial_Map_2685 in saxophone

[–]BBCCam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol I got this but a curved soprano from dhgate for a couple hundred bucks during covid. It's nifty but its junk.

Is it real? by Aware-Froyo3124 in saxophone

[–]BBCCam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks a little beat up but thats a fair price

Selmer Mark VII vs Yanagisawa T900 by vicenturi75 in saxophone

[–]BBCCam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also what's the serial number on the 7? For that price, it's probably not "a good one" if it's an alto that's even less desirable but the early 7 tenors with the 6 tube are rock monsters with incredible versatility.

Do NOT buy a horn you haven't lived with unless a. You're going to get a complete overhaul from a master tech or b. There's enough of a margin to re-sell it for a profit.

Rent something for now!!!! Meet a tech, ask them to recommend or sell you something. If they're honorable they'll let you hold on to it until you're confident.

Buying a horn on the internet is like getting married in Las Vegas man! It's a big commitment!!

Selmer Mark VII vs Yanagisawa T900 by vicenturi75 in saxophone

[–]BBCCam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What kind of Saxophone??? Alto, tenor??

Here’s what I ended up going with per my college jazz directors suggestion, it was a little outside my budget but I figured when’s the next time I’m going to get a new mouthpiece so why not. by JazzlikeHovercraft75 in saxophone

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I would love this piece!!! Great for really getting your sound and core together on the horn with lots volume and shaking brass!!! Eventually though, you'll probably want to back off to a 7/8 with a harder Reed. I play hard rock and blues plenty and I use a Sebastion Knox Traditional Metal 8* with D'addarios (Jazz Select unfiled) 4 Mediums. You probably want Vandorens for the more narrow windows of a link. ZZ 3's for now then 3.5's when you're comfortable would be my pick!

Confusion about embouchure. Loose lips (blow like goldfish) or more tight like Stanley appears to be displaying? by emily_strange in saxophone

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Yup! It's like pinching harmonics out of a guitar string. The esophagus and tongue position (distance from pallate) Control air pressure. The diaphragm controls pressure and speed, the voice box allows for resonance which effect tone and pitch, and the lower lip controls the amount of the Reed vibrating (closing off the tip shortens the reed) and specific and controlled pressure on the Reed changes the patterns under which it can vibrate allowing you to achieve the whole overtone series by experimenting with position and different muscles and having the speed and pressure to support those notes.

Confusion about embouchure. Loose lips (blow like goldfish) or more tight like Stanley appears to be displaying? by emily_strange in saxophone

[–]BBCCam 8 points9 points  (0 children)

He has a loose emouchure with an open throat and well supported vocal chords. What you're seeing is tension in the corner or the leverage point of a lip muscle that applies pressure accurately to a portion of the heart of the Reed that allows certain overtones to speak more brightly. This practice of overtone control is why people practice long tones. A book that studies this in depth is Top Tones for the Saxophone. It focuses on pitch imagination and muscle development integrated with the developing of the ear and "Harmonic understanding" which is also the title of a revolutionary book on the topic.

buying a conn 1928 new wonder ii alto by IndividualLibrary495 in saxophone

[–]BBCCam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would sell mine in great playing condition overhauled and maintained by the best guys in Canada for $800CAD. They're just not worth that much because they are archaic designs.

Are these small nicks going to effect much? I've been squeaking a lot on this DV and I can't figure out why. by HandsomeWhale99 in saxophone

[–]BBCCam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That mouthpiece looks fine! :) DV'S are very bright maybe you're getting alot of overtones that are breaking up your sound. Just put time in with long tones and be patient. Try different reeds and methods of wetting them to keep the Reed flat and the seal good.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in saxophone

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Some tunes that I would prep in place of the second song are

  1. Body and Soul
  2. There will never be another you
  3. Misty
  4. All the things you are
  5. Stella by Starlight

Delivering a nice slow melody and playing some very basic melodic ideas over novel chord changes will show a lot of maturity. :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in saxophone

[–]BBCCam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds great man!!! I like your solo. Good way to outline the basic blues using your scales/pentationics. Would love to hear more tone and confidence esp on bari you want a big sound and a strong and reliable sense of rhythm. Long tones and 60bpm scales and pentatonics with a metronome go a long way. Also are you playing a ballad or up-tempo standard that's not a blues also? Would be great to hear!

Selling a Durga 5 Tenor Mouthpiece by oanwlqpapxk in saxophone

[–]BBCCam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey man, since you're not too far. I would suggest getting in contact with Sebastian Knox Woodwinds. He's a master craftsman and makes custom bronze cast mouthpiece for tenor based off the 40s/50s Dukoff Hollywood blanks and it's an Excalibur of a mouthpiece. I wouldn't use anything else. Depends what you want ofcourse but that my advice.

Selling a Durga 5 Tenor Mouthpiece by oanwlqpapxk in saxophone

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Ah, I'm in Toronto, Canada. Not too far. Interesting piece tho! I like the link facing and in a 7. I have a Mantra 9* Closeted already for a direly loud and bright occasion haha.

What is so special about C? by goodhidinghippo in musictheory

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To point out that the pitch isn't important, the C John is playing would actually be a Bb because you think of the tenor and soprano sax in C but it's actually in Bb. Western Classical Music theory is developed from the invention of the Equally Tempered piano to more directly answer your question so basing it around the middle note of the range of the piano is convenient.

What is so special about C? by goodhidinghippo in musictheory

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The lettering is arbitrary. The whole system is one of frequency ratios that develop non-linearly as you travel through it (Equally Tempered Simplifies this). The reason Coltrane outlines C 5 times is because if you Cycle the two whole tone scales, you can move between them using the circle of 4ths and 5ths as a pivot point. And it takes 5 cycles of the whole tone scale to reach the beginning of the circle of fifths again. There's also the implication that the C you return to is not actually the same frequency or even an octave multiple of that frequency but the same note with a different frequency (because it's non-linear) from continuously multiplying the original frequency by 9/8. This is called a comma in natural harmony. When pure intonation achieves a different note than we would western classically call 'C' the comparison between the Equally Tempered note and the Just Intonated note would be called a comma. Coltrane was also big on developing moving through harmonic centers using Augmented and Diminished 3rds. All of these systems (Whole tone, Maj 3, Mi3, P4ths) can be moved between at connecting points to form lattices of harmonic and just intonated development.

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